The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-09

authority" it says. .that she was born and ed
Gated at Brighton sometime during the present
century, and that as her wish to write. stories
belongs with her childhood lever since she was
ten years old she has been trying to fit herself
for the present work. and as her first published
story bears date OF 1879. it is highly probable
that her life falls wholly within the second half
of the century" Ienatius Donelly might con-
struct cipher to solve this puzzle.
THE Atlanta Strset-car Company has arranged
to charge double rates during the continuance
of the State fair and while the President is in
that city. Tho Indianapolis company did not
have the nerve to do this openly, but possibly
got few extra fares by working a little game
unsophisticated passengers. It is rumored
that Colonel johnson intends to charge 10 cents
for ride in the cars which have recently been
upholstered with carpet remnants Such luxu-
ries cost money and must be paid for.
MISS FRANCES E. WILLARD has again proved
her possession of uncommonly level head.
At the temperance convention in Springfield,
o.. last week, she took occasion to say thatDthe
Republican party would be grand and triumph
ant in 1885, and erander and more triu plant
in 1892. If there is any little thing in the way
of appointment that Miss Willard wants
next year. she will have no trouble in getting
the signature of Governor Foraker and others to
her petition.
FEMININE heartburnings sure to exist in
Milwaukee as the result of Mrs. Cleveland's visit.
There was public reception in which the lady
of the White House took part, the only oppor-
tunity for meeting her being at the house of a
private citizen who issued invitations to 'repre-
sentative people," Lots OF representative people
were Of course left out-they always are in such
cases-and the social harmony will hardly be
restored for many a long day.
If this invitation of Ella Wheeler Wilcox is
not barred by the statute of limitations, there
are several young men about tho Journal who
will accept it. if she will name time and place,
and risk licking from Mr. w. She frantically
writes:
Kiss me, and in thy own sweet way
Kiss me by night, kiss me by day;
Kiss me at morn, and noon. at night
Kiss me whene FER you think its right.
THE New York boarding -school principal who
engaged Rose Elizabeth Cleveland a. assistant
made tsn-strike. The young ladies in attend
adce may not learn any moro history than if
their instructor was not the Presidents sister,
but the school is getting enough free advertising
on account of that relationship to make an
actress turn green with envy
IT was estimated that 275O00 flags, costing in
the neiehborhood of $4,000. were displayed in
Pittsburg last week in honor of the soldiers re-
union. These were exclusive of bunting and
other forms of tricolor decoration. The veter-
ans are better at bringing out the flags than
presidential party.
AMERICANS have shown some enterprise in re-
gard to Opponents, but nothing to equal that of
a young Canadian who a few days ago eloped
from Montreal with two married women at once.
The happy family were arrested en- route, and
the women sent back to their husbands.